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Circulatory and Lymphatic System Flashcards

1
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It is a network of blood, blood vessels and heart that supply the tissues with oxygen, nutrients and transport hormones and removes waste products.

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CIRCULATORY

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It is a part of circulatory system that play an important role in immunity system, comprising a large network of lymphatic vessels that caries the fluid.

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LYMPHATIC

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It is a clear fluid in the lymphatic vessels.

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LYMPH

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A vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart to the body.

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ARTERY

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Artery contains what protein and collagen?

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ELASTIN and COLLAGEN TYPE III

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Function of artery.

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Transport oxygen and nutrients to the body.

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It is a small vessel of artery that leads to capillaries.

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Arterioles

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This vessel has less ELASTIN but more MUSCULAR WALLS.

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Arterioles

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Function of an arteriole?

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To maintain the vascular pressure of the blood.

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10
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Blood vessel that is more resistant to high blood pressure.

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Arteriole

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Local chemical factors that causes DILATION.

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Increased carbon dioxide
Decreased Oxygen
Nitric oxide
Histamine

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12
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The most potent and fastest vasodilator

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HISTAMINE

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13
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Vessel that has the greatest resistance to FLOW.

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Arteriole

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14
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Vessel that has little resistance to FLOW

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Artery

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15
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Dilation of arterioles can lead to?

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Primary Hypertension

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A vessel that forms a network between arterioles and venules for exchange of interstitial fluid and regulate the blood flow.

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Capillary

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17
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Increased capillary permeability will result to?

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EDEMA

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18
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The leakiest capillary is?

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Sinusoidal

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19
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The capillary found in the intestines?

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Lacteals

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20
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What are the 3 organs that are sinusoidals?

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LIVER
spleen
bone marrow

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21
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Most sinusoidal organ?

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Liver

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It is a vessel that carries blood TOWARDS the heart

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Vein

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23
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A vessel that allows deoxygenated blood to return in the vein.

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Venule

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24
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What is the largest artery?

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Aorta

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25
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other name for AORTA

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THE GREAT ARTERY

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26
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What is the largest vein?

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Inferior Vena Cava

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27
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What supplies the artery and vein?

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Vasa vasorum

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28
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In resting man, what is the differenceof volume of Oxygen in artery an vein?

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difference of 5%

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29
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What are the vessels that contain VALVES?

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Vein

Lymphatics

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30
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Which has more valves between a vein and lymphatics?

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LYMPHATICS to prevent edema

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31
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What are valves in veins for?

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Prevent backflow of deoxygenated blood and avoid carbon dioxide toxicity

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32
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Yes or No. Are there valves in veins in the head and neck?

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No

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33
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Capillary is seen in what lining?

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Endothelial lining

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34
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Sinusoids lining

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discontinuous endothelial lining

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35
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Layer of artery and vein that covers the lumen.

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Tunica INTIMA

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36
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Layer made up of ELASTIN

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Tunica MEDIA

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37
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Made up of LOOSE FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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Tunica EXTERNA

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38
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Other name for tunica EXTERNA

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Tunica ADVENTITIA

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39
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Additional layer of ARTERY only

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SEROSA

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40
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Outermost layer of vein

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Tunica Intima

41
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Outermost layer of artery

42
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Thickest layer in artery

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tunica MEDIA

43
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Thickest layer in Vein

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Tunica EXTERNA

44
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True or False. There is SEROSA in vein.

45
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What layer is responsible for vasodilation?

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Tunica MEDIA

46
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Layer absent in CAPILLARY

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Tunica MEDIA

47
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A large valveless vein that conveys blood from the upper body or head and neck.

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SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

48
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Superior vena cava was developed by?

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Right common cardinal

Right anterior cardinal veins

49
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Superior vena cava is FORMED by?

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Right and Left BRACHIOCEPHALIC veins

50
Q

Internal jugular vein drains?

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Brain

Superficial regions of face and neck

51
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Tributaries of Internal Jugular Vein

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Lingual vein
Facial vein
Pterygoid plexus of Maxillary vein
Pharyngeal plexus

52
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Lingual veins drains what organs?

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Tongue

Floor of the mouth

53
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Facial veins drains what organs?

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Lips

cheeks

54
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Facial vein is FORMED by?

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2 Retromandibular vein

55
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Vein that passes through parotid gland

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Retromandibular vein

56
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Drains all teeth

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Pterygoid plexus of Maxillary vein

57
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Pterygoid plexus of Maxillary vein is FORMED by?

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Maxillary veins

Superficial temporal veins

58
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Drains the pharynx

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Pharyngeal plexus

59
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Vein that drains the scalp, face, neck and superficial muscles of the back.

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External jugular vein

60
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External jugular vein is formed by?

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Posterior auricular

Posterior retromandibular veins

61
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Origin of External Jugular vein

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Angle of mandible

62
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Tributaries of External Jugular vein

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Anterior jugular vein
Posterior external jugular vein
Transverse cervical vein
Suprascapular vein

63
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What veins arises from subclavian vein?

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Axillary vein

Cephalic vein

64
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Brachial veins arises from?

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Axillary vein

65
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What branches off from brachial vein?

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Basilic vein

Radial vein

66
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Median cubital (cephalic) vein arises from?

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Basilic vein

67
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The largest vein in the body?

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA

68
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Inferior vena cava runs alongside what artery?

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Abdominal aorta

69
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Inferior vena cava was developed from?

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ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR cardinal veins

Sub and Supra- Cardinal veins

70
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Inferior vena cava was formed by?

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Right and Left common iliac vein

71
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Tributaries of Inferior vena cava

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Hepatic vein
Suprarenal vein
Renal vein
Gonadal vein
Inferior phrenic veins
Lumbar veins
72
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Vein that drains to Hapatic veins

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Portal vein

73
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Veins that drains to portal vein

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Splenic vein
Superior mesenteric vein
Gastric (coronary) vein
cystic vein

74
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Portal vein is formed by?

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SPLENIC VEIN

SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN

75
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What vein drains to Splenic vein?

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Inferior mesenteric vein

Pancreatic vein

76
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Vein that drains to Superior mesenteric vein

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Gastro-epiploic vein

77
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Vein that drains the spleen

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Splenic vein

78
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Vein that drains the descending colon and rectum

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Inferior mesenteric vein

79
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Vein that drain the pancreas

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Pancreatic vein

80
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Vein that drains the small intestine, cecum, ascending and transverse colon

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Superior mesenteric vein

81
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Veins that draiins the stomach

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Gastro-epiploic vein

Gastric (coronary) vein

82
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Vein that drains the gallbladder

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Cystic vein

83
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Vein that drains the adrenal gland

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Suprarenal vein

84
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Vein that drains the kidney

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Renal vein

85
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Vein that drains the testes and ovaries

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Gonadal veins

86
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Common iliac artery is formed by?

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External and Internal Iliac vein

87
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Vein that drains to External iliac vein

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Femoral vein
Deep femoral vein
Great saphenous vein

88
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vein that drains to the femoral vein

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Popliteal vein

89
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Vein that drains to the popliteal vein

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Tibial vein

90
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Vein that drains to the tibial vein

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small saphenous vein

91
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Vein most common to form THROMBOSIS

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Deep femoral vein

92
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Longest vein in thee body

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Great saphenous vein

93
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Tributaries to Common Iliac Vein

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Superior gluteal vein
Inferior gluteal vein
Lateral sacral vein
Internal pudendal vein
Obturator vein
94
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Largest tributary in the common Iliac vein

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Superior gluteal vein

95
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Vein present only on the right side in the upper part of the posterior abdomen.

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Azygous Vein

96
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Azygous vein is attached to what vessel?

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Inferior and Superior Vena cava

but specifically at superior vena cava

97
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Functions of Azygous vein

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Drains blood from the THORACIC WALL and UPPER LUMBAR REGION

98
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Tributaries of Aygous vein

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Intercostal vein
Right superior Intercostal vein
Hemiazygous vein
Accessory himiazygous vein
Right subcostal vein
Right bronchial vein
Right ascending lumbar vein
Esophageal vein
Medisteanal vein
Pericardinal vein

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